Liberal Austinite Travis Boyd recycles, shops local, and is
partner in a successful green-building company. After his last disastrous
relationship, he'll never again date a man who's not out. A little discretion
while working for ultra-conservative clients in west Texas is hardly the same
as being in the closet. Anyway, the only person he's interested in being
indiscreet with is the client's macho son. Not happening, Trav.

Bo Vargas is a cowboy-boot-wearing, meat-eating,
truck-driving ode to masculinity. He's not gay. The men he picks up on business
trips are just anonymous diversions. Travis isn't anonymous. And there's
something about him that makes Bo want to expand his relationship options.
Maybe.

When a popular dating app sends Bo and Travis on the same
blind date, the night explodes in passion. One night isn't a problem. But what
will each man be willing to risk the morning after?

My Review:This is not a very long book, but it's a fabulous, complete story with so much depth and romance and emotion, I never felt like it was lacking anything. This book is about two men who work together. Bo is from El Paso and is an executive for a large construction company. Travis is from Austin and helps develop environmental friendly projects. They've worked together for a few months in El Paso. Although Travis is extremely attracted to Bo, he's never seen any sign that Bo is gay. That's because Bo is deeply in the closet. His Catholic family wouldn't understand and he's never met anyone who was worth risking his family over. The two guys meet on a blind date and things explode from there. Seriously, I cannot convey to you just how much I loved this story. Bo is this big alpha who is used to being in charge, but to a certain extent so is Travis. They are both bigger than life characters and their chemistry reflects that. I loved the two of them together. Bo is pure Texas...red beef and cowboy boots. Travis is pure Austin...vegan and bicycle rides across town. On paper they are so different, but they mesh so well. I'm from Texas and I could relate to both these guys so well because I know these guys. Irene Preston has crafted a gorgeous romantic story here that struck all my hot notes. The absolute best scene in the book is Bo firing up the grill for...corn, and thinking about how long it's been since he had meat. I loved him and how he's actually okay with that because it makes Travis happy. In fact they are both about compromises to make their relationship work. For two alphas that isn't the easiest thing to do, but it made me believe so much in the health of their relationship.This book was amazing. I highly recommend it and plan on re-reading it again. If you like your guys alpha with a side of sweet and sexy Texan, you're going to like this one, too.I received a complimentary copy of this book in return for an honest review.

A wave of disappointment washed over him. Since his last trip to Austin, Travis
had been his secret fantasy. Not just Travis himself, with his cute
boy-next-door charm and idealistic save-the-planet philosophy, but the whole
lifestyle he represented.

He remembered the talk he had overheard
at Ecotecture’s office in
Austin. Travis’s friends worrying about him because he had broken up with his longtime
lover. Coworkers who knew he was gay and accepted him.

The conversation had brought home to Bo the reality of his own life. No one who
mattered knew that side of him. He barely acknowledged that side of himself.
Men were just a diversion, something he did on business trips. His Aunt Mags
never drank anything stronger than a glass of wine with dinner except on
vacation, when she sucked down rum like a pirate; Bo never screwed men except
when he traveled. He had suddenly realized how fucked up that was.

The more he worked alongside Travis, the more he had found to like about him,
and the more he had envied that easy openness. Except some of that openness had
been missing lately, hadn’t it? Ever since Travis had come to El Paso, in fact,
he had seemed a little subdued. Not about his work. No, he was still passionate
about planet-friendly architecture, would talk your ear off if you let him. But
unlike the Travis he had met in Austin, the El Paso Travis was all business. No
gossip over coffee breaks. No drinks after work with the staff, despite the
fact that Travis already seemed to know more about the people who worked for Bo
than Bo did.

Travis just stared at him, a deer in the headlights. Bo sat still and let all
the pieces of the puzzle rattle around in his head until the niggling
difference in Travis’s behavior lately clicked into place.

“You didn’t want anyone here to know you’re gay.” He knew it was the right
answer as soon as he heard himself say the words. He just didn’t understand.
“Why? You don’t make any effort to hide your orientation in Austin.”

Irene Preston has to write romances, after all she is living
one. As a starving college student, she
met her dream man who whisked her away on a romantic honeymoon across
Europe. Today they live in the beautiful
hill country outside of Austin, Texas where Dream Man is still working hard to
make sure she never has to take off her rose-colored glasses.

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